Could We Get A Touch Of Summer?

Friday, May 09, 2008

NOWCAST - Clouds increase Saturday with a risk of showers later on and on Sunday but not a great deal. Things begin to warm up by Wednesday and highs could be in the 80's later next week. Snow melt will begin in earnest. Mother's Day not the best this year, sorry.

OUTCAST-

Well now that May is off and running, let's review some rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors around the region for last month. I recorded 2.37 inches here in north Salmon Creek; Pearson Field, Vancouver, 2.48 inches; Gary Collins, Brush Prairie, 3.07 inches; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 7.51 inches; Tyler Mode, Minnehaha, 2.10 inches; Bud Maddux, Home Valley, 4.37 inches; Pete Conrad, Tukes Mountain, Battle Ground, 2.68 inches; Jim Knoll, Orchards, 3.34 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 9.03 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 2.10 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 7.80 inches; Irv St. Germain, SW Prune Hill, 3.97 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 2.60 inches; Larry Lebsack, NE Hazel Dell, 2.22 inches; Nancy Ellifrit, Mt. Vista, 3.95 inches; Merle Moore, two miles west of Yacolt 6.14 inches; Phil Harris, Washougal, 4.02 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 4.45 inches; Tom Brown, Westglade near Battle Ground, 2.09 inches; Dan Hein, Camas, 3.83 inches; and Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road next to Clark Rifles, 4.69 inches.To add to all of this I have weather observer Roland Derksen reporting in from Vancouver BC, the other Vancouver, that he recorded 3.49 inches last month a bit more than Vancouver USA.It was once again, another drier than average month and adds to the string of below average months since January 2007 where only one month had above average rainfall. The average mean temperature for April in our area was the coldest since April 1975. In addition, April was a fickle month with 80 degrees one weekend and snowflakes in the air several days later. April 20 was the latest snow ever as reported in Corvallis, Oregon and sticking snow was reported along the Oregon and Washington beaches.

George Taylor retired April 30th from the Oregon Climate Service and as state climatologist for Oregon. I had the honor of attending a dinner Sunday sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of the AMS. If you would like to see photos of the event, click on the AMS link in the side panel and go to recently added items on the site. There is even one of me in there with George and a good looking young lady! And George, we all thank you for the great service you have provided to us all over the past 19 years. He may be retired from that career but has launched his own consulting service in Corvallis. Best wishes George!






-- posted by Pat Timm @ 10:02 AM,

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